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Figments | Figment

Figments meaning

plural of figment

Using Figments

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of figment
  • In the example corpus, figments often appears in combinations such as: figments of, were figments.

Context around Figments

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

automatic 1× merely 1×

Sentence patterns with Figments

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

are not figments of imagination 1× become automatic figments in his 1× hallucinations were figments of their 1× more like figments of imagination 1× rapes were figments of the 1× they were figments of people 1× were merely figments of the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

he also noted 1× historically ufos and 1× reeder emphasises that 1× the colony s 1× the effects of 1×

Common sentence endings:

by conspiracy theorists 1× cast s imaginations 1× figments of imagination 1× of their imagination 1× people s imagination 1× search for knowledge 1×

Words around Figments

Just before it in the word index:

figment 41 figma 12 figliuzzi 3 figliomeni 2 figlio 2 figlia 2

Just after it in the word index:

figo 17 figs 60 figtree 4 figue 2 figueira 9 figueiredo 20

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Figments

  • In this selection, "figments" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, automatic and merely stand out and add context to how "figments" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include are not figments of imagination and become automatic figments in his. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "figments" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with figments

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The effects of deforestation are not figments of imagination. (9 words)

Historically, UFOs and aliens seemed more like figments of imagination, puzzling scenarios crafted by conspiracy theorists. (16 words)

I never really believed in all of these oddity creatures; I thought they were figments of people’s imagination. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

He also noted that the online versions of his courses had merely become automatic figments in his day-to-day life, unrecognizable as assets to his search for knowledge. (29 words)

The colony’s men, I was told, insisted that the rapes were figments of the women’s “wild female imagination,” or, perhaps, the work of demons. (26 words)

Reeder emphasises that the participants in her study were perfectly able to recognise that these pseudo-hallucinations were figments of their imagination. (22 words)

Example sentences (7)

The colony’s men, I was told, insisted that the rapes were figments of the women’s “wild female imagination,” or, perhaps, the work of demons.

Historically, UFOs and aliens seemed more like figments of imagination, puzzling scenarios crafted by conspiracy theorists.

I never really believed in all of these oddity creatures; I thought they were figments of people’s imagination.

Reeder emphasises that the participants in her study were perfectly able to recognise that these pseudo-hallucinations were figments of their imagination.

He also noted that the online versions of his courses had merely become automatic figments in his day-to-day life, unrecognizable as assets to his search for knowledge.

The effects of deforestation are not figments of imagination.

Some, such as the Great Pumpkin or Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron ), were merely figments of the cast's imaginations.

Common combinations with figments

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "figments" in a sentence?
An example: "The colony’s men, I was told, insisted that the rapes were figments of the women’s “wild female imagination,” or, perhaps, the work of demons." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "figments" from authentic English texts.
What does "figments" mean?
Figments means: plural of figment
How many example sentences with "figments" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "figments", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.